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29 Cards in this Set
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Matter
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anything that has mass and takes up space
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Property
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characteristics
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Mass
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the amount of matter in an object
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Inertia
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the tendency of an object to keep doing what it's doing
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Weight
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mass x gravity
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Gravity
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the force of an attraction between objects
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Volume
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the amount of space an object takes up
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Density
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the mass per unit volume of an object
mass/volume |
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Physical Property
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Characteristics of a substance that can be observed without changing the identity of a substance
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Phase
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Ice, liquid water, and water vapor
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Solid
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Solids have a definite shape and a definite volume
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Crystal
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Particles arranged in a regular, repeating pattern
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Liquid
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They have no definite shape, but have a definite volume.
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Gas
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Doesn't have a definite shape or a definite volume
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Plasma
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The fourth phase of matter
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Melting
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The change of a solid to a liquid
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Melting Point
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The temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid
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Freezing
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The change of a liquid to a solid
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Freezing Point
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The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid
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Vaporization
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The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
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Evaporation
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When vaporization takes place at the surface of a liquid
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Boiling
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Particles inside a liquid can change to gas. These particles travel to the surface of the liquid then into the air.
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Boiling Point
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The temperature at which a liquid boils
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Condensation
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If a substance in the gas phase loses heat energy, it changes into a liquid
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Sublimation
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When a solid escapes the liquid phase and goes straight into the gas phase
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Chemical Property
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The properties that describe how a substance changes into other new substances
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Flammability
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The ability to burn
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Chemical Change
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The changes that substances undergo when they turn into other substances
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Chemical Reaction
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Another name for chemical change
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